Several years ago during my tenure as an educational consultant, I was sitting in a classroom watching an excellent teacher engage every student in her room. They volunteered answers, respectfully commented on each other’s opinions and seemed genuinely thrilled about learning. No one acted out and no one refused to do what the teacher asked.… Continue reading Guest Blog: Ann Roberts
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An Unpublished Writer’s Legitimacy?
by Joy Van Stralen Today’s blog post will be a little different. The Writing Academy administration asked me, a Writing Academy graduate, to provide an insight into someone who graduated but did not go on to publication. I did complete a manuscript during my year with the WA, but I never completed revisions nor submitted… Continue reading An Unpublished Writer’s Legitimacy?
Stories Don’t Write Themselves
By Cynthia Spurr Writing – daydreaming – fictional people have always been swirling around in my mind. It’s so easy and quick to conjure a story. Stories, however, don’t write themselves. Not matter how hard we try. The GCLS Academy is helping me with that last step to complete my novel, and hopefully the next… Continue reading Stories Don’t Write Themselves
A Space of One’s Own
In 1929, Virginia Woolf published her (now famous) extended essay, A Room of One's Own (Hogarth Press), which examined the role of money which was used (then, as now) to stifle or empower the creative lives of women (and, let's face it, men, and, well, everyone). Nearly a hundred years on, we reflect on the… Continue reading A Space of One’s Own
Author Spotlight – Avery Brooks
I'm so happy to sit down with Avery Brooks today to talk about her time at the GCLS Writing Academy and her book, Other Girls. (Available at Bywater Books or Amazon.) I loved having Avery in class, so it's even more exciting to be able to talk to her as a published writer. I loved… Continue reading Author Spotlight – Avery Brooks
The Writing Academy Explores Trauma with Guest Panel
The Writing Panel welcomes a special guest panel to discuss writing about trauma.
Announcing a New Scholarship Opportunity for Mystery Writers
The GCLS WA announces a new scholarship opportunity for current students in honor of mystery writer, Erica Abbott.
Author Interview
Hi Everyone, I had the great fortune to sit down with Ann Roberts and Stacy Lynn Miller to talk about their new releases, their experience with mentoring, and the importance of giving back to the literary community. Check out the interview here! Ann and Stacy interview After listening to the interview, check out the… Continue reading Author Interview
Coming Soon!
Coming this Friday! A video interview with authors Ann Roberts and Stacy Lynn Miller. We'll talk about mentoring, publishing a first book, and so much more! Join us this week. http://www.goldencrown.org
Coming Soon – Author Spotlight on Avery Brooks
Coming this week! We get to sit down with Avery Brooks and talk about her incredible debut novel, Other Girls. Other Girls recently made the LezReview (https://lezreviewbooks.com/lex-list-best-lesbian-books-of-2019/) best books of 2019 and we happen to agree. Other Girls is, at it's heart, a story about learning to trust again and the damage a person can… Continue reading Coming Soon – Author Spotlight on Avery Brooks
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